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  • SecDef: Civilian furloughs reduced to six days

    When I announced my decision on May 14 to impose furloughs of up to 11 days on civilian employees to help close the budget gap caused by sequestration, I also said we would do everything possible to find the money to reduce furlough days for our people. With the end of the fiscal year next month,

  • Stay connected with social media without sacrificing career

    Engaging in social media can be a positive experience that entertains, keeps people connected and allows opinions to be expressed on a wide variety of topics.In some cases though, social media can ruin personal reputations or careers, and create an open window for criminals to access personal

  • Maryland Senator visits wing

    Senator Ben Cardin (D- Md.) visited the 459th Air Refueling Wing, as part of his base-wide visit here, July 29. Cardin met with wing leadership and other civilian and military members of the wing to discuss sequestration and its effects on wing personnel.

  • Troops return home from deployment

    Members from the 459th Operations Group, here, returned home from a deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, July 22. Other members from the 459th Air Refueling Wing are still deployed and will return home sometime in Septemeber.

  • 459 AMXS holds change of command ceremony

    The 459th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron held a change of command ceremony at Hangar 11 here, July 13.Maj. Cynthia Vernier assumed command of the 459 AMXS which was previously held by Lt. Col. Kirsten Palmer."I feel extremely blessed that I get to do what I love, not very many people can say that

  • Joint Base Andrews will return to normal operations Thursday, July 18, 2013

    Joint Base Andrews will resume normal operations this evening starting at 5 p.m., and be fully operational tomorrow, July 18th, 2013, due to the lifting of the water emergency situation by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. WSSC officials notified the base that they were able to further

  • Joint Base Andrews will return to normal operations Thursday, July 18, 2013

    Joint Base Andrews will resume normal operations this evening starting at 5 p.m., and be fully operational tomorrow, July 18th, 2013, due to the lifting of the water emergency situation by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. WSSC officials notified the base that they were able to further

  • Joint Base Andrews responds to water outage

    Based on pending water outage, Joint Base Andrews is reducing operations to mission-essential functions only. Most regular employees, except those required to perform mission-essential duties are excused without charge to leave. The only mission-essential personnel for the 459th Air Refueling Wing

  • MOF becomes deactivated during ceremony

    An inactivation ceremony for the 459th Maintenance Operations Flight was held at Hangar 11 here, July 13. The MOF was inactivated due to Air Force budgetary decisions and reorganization within the Air Force. In the ceremony, Lt. Col. Erica Foster, 459 MOF commander, relinquished command to Col.

  • Drivers Take Heed - New Barrier Light Sequence in effect

    The Team Andrews community is reminded the new vehicle barrier lighting sequence will take effect July 8 across all Air Force installations and will continue until further notice. The new vehicle barrier light sequence is as follows:Seeing no lights on a barrier means the same as a green traffic